discourage
verb /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/
/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they discourage | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it discourages | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪz/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple discouraged | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/ |
| past participle discouraged | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form discouraging | /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- to try to prevent something or to prevent somebody from doing something, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it
- discourage (doing) something a campaign to discourage smoking among teenagers
- discourage somebody I leave a light on when I'm out to discourage burglars.
- discourage somebody from doing something His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.
Extra Examples- Smoking is actively discouraged in the university.
- We tried to discourage him from resigning.
- We strongly discourage competitive behaviour.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- positively
- strongly
- …
- try to
- from
- (not) easily discouraged
- to make somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something synonym dishearten
- discourage somebody/something Don't be discouraged by the first failure—try again!
- discourage somebody from doing something The weather discouraged people from attending.
Extra Examples- I'm not easily discouraged.
- From boyhood he had been easily discouraged by obstacles in his path.
- High interest rates will discourage investment.
- Our system effectively discourages investment.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- positively
- strongly
- …
- try to
- from
- (not) easily discouraged
opposite encourage
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French descouragier, from des- (expressing reversal) + corage ‘courage’.